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"Trivial Pursuit" Italian-Style, Presented by "La Dolce Vita University" at Capri Ristorante, 145 Mulberry Street, NY, NY . Tuesday July 24th at 7:oo PM. Test your knowledge and discover surprising new facts and intriguing insights about "The Boot!"  An entertaining evening for anyone in amore with Italy and its rich culinary & cultural gifts. Carl...

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The Enrico Fermi Educational Foundation of Yonkers held its 55th annual scholarship breakfast May 6 at Westchester Manor, where more than 250 people enjoyed a keynote speech by Dr. Joseph Scelsa, founder and president of the Italian American Museum in New York City. The Enrico Fermi Educational Fund of Yonkers is a non-profit organization that was...

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Ciao from Rome, welcome to the #103 magazine of We the Italians! I'd like to start this editorial by celebrating all the Italian American soldiers who lost their lives, in all the American wars: Monday May 28 is Memorial Day. To pay my respect, this year I've interviewed somebody who not only beautifully represents the Italians who have fought or s...

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The Italian American Museum Cordially invites you to attend the 16th Annual Golf Classic - Monday, June 25, 2018. 11:00 A.M. Shotgun. Pine Hollow Country Club - 6601 Rt. 25a, East Norwich, NY 11732. All Players - Automatically Entered to Win a 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia. 24 Month Lease / 10,000 Miles Per Year. Only 200 Grand Raffle Tickets Available! P...

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Most Italian immigrants and the businesses they started have long left Little Italy, but the Italian American Museum is expanding its footprint downtown to make sure they are not forgotten. Led by its president, Joseph Scelsa, the museum in February closed on a deal to sell its three contiguous 3-story buildings on Grand Street to Nexus Building De...

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My mouth was full when I met the genial food historian Andrew P. Coletti at the Italian American Museum’s “Brindiamo!” He was one of two foodies who filled the buffet table with fascinating fare, as a favor to museum founder Joseph Scelsa. His fancy dried dates (stuffed with ground walnuts, pepper, honey, and sea salt) were so scrumptious that it w...

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Ernesto Di Renzo of the University of Rome Tor Vergata presents "From Dionysus to Happy Hour: The Complexity of Wine Between History, Culture and Taste Experiences" at the Italian American Museum on Tuesday, February 27 at 6:30pm. 155 Mulberry St, New York, NY 10013. For reservations please call the Museum at 212.965.9000, send an email to ItalianA...

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“Vogliamo evidenziare il notevole apporto delle donne nell’attuazione dei nuovi progetti di sviluppo sociale, economico, politico e culturale, con il riconoscimento del loro vero valore nella nostra realtà”. Questo lo spirito con cui l’Orsogna Mutual Aid Society, la società di mutua assistenza nata nel 1939 per aiutare in America gli immigrati di O...

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On Grand Street, the Banh Mi Saigon Vietnamese sandwich shop sits just past the Baz Bagel and Restaurant, which serves $14 bagels with Nova and scallion cream cheese. Down the road stands the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. This is Little Italy in Manhattan. Or what’s left of it. Once home to thousands of Italians and Italian-Americans, Li...

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The Italian American Museum cordially invites you to attend "The Alchemy of Italy" Presented by Carla Gambescia. Thursday, February 22nd, 6:30 PM. 155 Mulberry Street (Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets) New York, NY 10013 What is it about Italy? Cultural Superpower yet merely a mountainous Mediterranean peninsula, Italy has exerted an outsized f...

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